The winner and finalists of the Condé Nast Traveller Shorties 2017 film contest

Check out the top five entries that made the cut

The Shorties is a short film contest, presented by Condé Nast Traveller Middle East, in which participants are encouraged to submit 60-second travel films for a chance to win prizes and prestige, with the winning film in 2017 being screened at the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). Scroll down to see the finalists' films, in no particular order, and the grand prize-winning film, which landed its creator a holiday in the Maldives at Jumeirah Vittaveli, plus business class flights with flydubai. All finalists received a weekend break at Jumeirah Al Naseem, and tickets to the closing gala of DIFF.